Management Team

Ohana was built with its culture as the foundation and its people as the pillars. We value our people, recognize their efforts, and reward results. We harbor an environment where our employees can cultivate their abilities to reach their full potential. It’s our team of experienced staff and their inspiration to drive innovation in the rebate industry that has allowed Ohana to execute programs that meet the highest quality standards in the industry while providing our Customers and clients with a flawless experience.

Our team of visionary executives, with considerable retail, marketing, and technology industry expertise, has come together to transform the broken rebate model and provide solutions that add value to all participants.

Chris Quinlan (Founder and Chief Executive Officer)

Chris Quinlan is not your ordinary entrepreneur and the story behind him and his business, The Ohana Companies, stands testimony to his inspiration for change. As founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chris has revolutionized the way consumers, retailers and manufacturers participate in rebates and loyalty marketing. From introducing his Return of Customer Spend (RoCS) model, to being first to market with online reward processing, to holding the patent for aggregation of multiple rebates onto one payment, Chris has made significant contributions to the promotional marketing industry.

His idea for Ohana Companies dates back to the late 1990’s and with the many years of experience Chris has had in the rebate industry, he has been able to turn his vision into a reality. After working for a consumer products broker in Massachusetts following college, Chris started his own consumer products brokerage firm, Mid-States Sales & Marketing in Wilmington, Delaware in 1990. There he represented major food and drug brands and other clients that included 3M, Maybelline, Mattel, Hawaiian Tropic, Polaroid and Sylvania. It is during his tenure with Mid-States that Chris realized how poorly rebates were being handled since they figured heavily in his efforts to move product off the shelves for vendors.

From Chris’s perspective, consumers were frustrated by a process that was labor intensive and fulfillment companies that seemed to drag their feet in making the payment. Chris later began a Wilmington, Delaware technology company that focused on rebate and reward marketing solutions with major clients such as, Rite Aid, AutoZone, PepBoys and Happy Harry’s and continued forward with his efforts for a more efficient, consumer-friendly way to handle rebates with the creation of Ohana. Thanks to Chris and his vision, Ohana Companies has become a leader in the promotional marketing industry, ranking as one of the fastest growing, privately-held companies both regionally and nationally.

Eric Rubino (President and Chief Operating Officer)

Eric brings over 30 years of experience in the Information Technology industry and a wealth of leadership and entrepreneurial expertise to the Ohana management team. As President and Chief Operating Officer, Eric is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Ohana as well as overseeing the strategic development and execution of the company’s business and product plans.

Over his career, Eric has held senior level management positions in several successful, high-growth businesses, managing and supporting internal operations, compliance and sales. Prior to coming to Ohana, Eric was Chief Operating Officer at InfoLogix, Inc., a leading mobile technology provider in the health care and commercial markets, where he and his executive team successfully lead the company to achieve its growth strategy. InfoLogix was purchased by Stanley Black & Decker in early 2011. Eric also was Chief Operating Officer of Neoware Inc., a $100 million thin client computing company, where he was responsible for all aspects of its business, from operations and information technology to human resources, customer service, engineering and administration, helping to lead to their acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Company.

Another notable executive leadership role Eric held during his career was that of  Executive VP and COO of SAP Americas, a leading provider of enterprise software. Having joined their team in the early 90’s, Eric played an integral part in infrastructure management and support services for the entire SAP Americans region. During his 11 year tenure, SAP Americas grew from approximately $10 million to more than $3 billion in total revenues.

Eric earned his B.S in marketing from Rider University, his MBA in Finance from St. Joseph’s University, and his JD in law from the Widener School of Law. He is on the Board of Directors of MCA Solutions, a Philadelphia based vendor for service optimization, and is the Chair of the Board at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, a Philadelphia based, Catholic, independent college preparatory school.

Alex Giacco (Chief Business Development Officer)

As Chief Business Development Officer, Alex oversees all revenue and customer operations, as well as marketing and partnerships. Alex joined the company in 2009, recognizing the power of Ohana’s vision and the value of its “spendage” business model.

A 30 year veteran in the financial services sector and card payment field, Alex has extensive experience overseeing business performance and strategic growth initiatives. Prior to joining Ohana, Alex served as Executive Vice President with Bank of America, and its predecessor MBNA, where he was responsible for the identification, evaluation, sales and implementation of all new strategies and products. During his tenure, Alex went on to successfully create and build the Growth Markets Development team for their Card Services division and developed health care payment programs, including Aetna Healthy Rewards credit card program and the MedImpact credit cards and HSA program.

Now as a key member of the Ohana executive team, Alex continues his business growth strategy and sales efforts, bringing on new business and new market opportunities, while creating the structure to support all of Ohana’s initiatives.

Tim Keane (Chief Financial Officer)

A recipient of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2010 CFO of the Year award, Tim is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in financial operations and management. As Chief Financial Officer, Tim develops and oversees Ohana’s financial strategy and business processes.

Tim brings to Ohana a broad range of finance and accounting experience spanning  three decades in both the public and private sectors, including, most recently, senior level positions at two Fortune 100 manufacturing and distribution companies and two major center city law firms.

Prior to joining Ohana, Tim served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nixon Uniform Service and Medical Wear, the largest privately held textile rental and cleaning distribution company in the mid-Atlantic, where he oversaw Finance, Human Resources, and Legal administration as part of a senior management team which grew revenues +18% annually and increased EBITDA to +20% during his tenure. Tim’s experience has allowed him to be highly successfully in improving business operations and makes him an excellent fit for Ohana as the company continues its growth and team expansion.

Mr. Keane received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and is a certified public accountant.

Kevin Walsh (Chief Legal Counsel)

Kevin joined Ohana in October, 2010 and brings over 30 years of knowledge and experience to the position. As Chief Legal Counsel, Walsh serves as top legal advisor to Ohana, with strategic and management responsibility for all legal and compliance matters of the company.

Kevin received his law degree from Widener University Law School and is a member of the State Bar of Delaware. Prior to joining Ohana, Walsh spent much of his career serving as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for one of the world's largest polymers, chemicals and fuels companies, known today as LyondellBasell.  He began his legal career first as law clerk for the Delaware Court of Chancery and thereafter as a member of the law department of Hercules Incorporated.